diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6c5f56d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed for install and tests;
+# see http://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+maven
+openjdk-8-jdk
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dd5b2eacb..03d449a52 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ commands =
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}
 
+[testenv:bindep]
+deps = bindep
+commands = bindep test
+
 [flake8]
 # TODO: ignored checks should be enabled in the future
 # H201  no 'except:' at least use 'except Exception:'